Independent schools are in an excellent position to meet what may be the key educational challenge of the 1980s--maintaining a balance between intellectual/academic education, realistic/practical education, and ethical education. (SB)

A case history is given of major curriculum changes in a system of medical schools, involving 260 departments. It is proposed that this history clarifies selected aspects of the theoretical literature on educational innovation and diffusion and on staff development program planning and provides some practical guidelines. (MSE)

An essential of educational planning in developing nations is ensuring self-allocation, the ability of new institutions to attract students by meeting their educational and occupational goals. This study surveyed primary school leavers' aspirations to examine the self-allocation potential of Nigeria's present attempt to vocationalize its lower…

In British Columbia, the educational system was dramatically overhauled between 1900 and 1929, often in accordance with social reformers' suggestions. This paper examines one strand of that school reform as education's societal relationships changed and adapted with the transition to a maturing urban industrial province. (Author/SJL)

Renewed Expectations for Adults in Continuing Higher Education (Project REACH) provides educational services tailored to the needs of blue-collar workers, including courses on audiocassette tapes and simplified registration procedures. The program has been enthusiastically received by people who had faced many barriers to continuing education. (SK)

Given the constraints on educational development, the author sees the introduction of educational technology (broadly defined) as the only course for improving conditions. He describes a practical example in the Hungarian National Center for Educational Technology, which has broad functions in research and development, dissemination, and teacher…

Studies were conducted to identify factors related to development of instructional computing materials and environments conducive to development in higher education. Findings indicated that development incentive must provide a reward system and support to minimize the perceived risk of entering a new intellectual sphere. References are listed.…

In 1971 when a drop in the college-age population was forseen by Kirkwood Community College, it determined to maintain a share of the traditional market and to aggressively pursue the older student market. Innovative programs, promotional strategies, cooperation with business, and graduates from two-year colleges are discussed. (MLW)

The educational innovations at the University of California at Santa Cruz are being eliminated and the school is facing an enrollment crisis. The problems are discussed, although no solutions are presented. (SA)

It is the responsibility of the movement education and dance teacher to create an atmosphere of free expression in which the child can grow personally as well as educationally. (LH)

This article reports highlights of a four-year study, by the Center for Policy Research, of the planning and implementation of six innovative public schools. Most people who planned new school programs vastly underestimated the complexity of the enterprise. Dilemmas are outlined and illustrated. (Author/KC)

Presents seven chemistry experiments, courses, and laboratory activities which have been done by some college chemistry teachers as a way of exchanging new ideas. (HM)

The financial and accreditation problems of the Union for Experimenting Colleges and Universities, an innovative institution that includes the Union Graduate School and the undergraduate University Without Walls, are examined. Also discussed is the Union's ability to retain its experimental character as it faces retrenchment. (JMD)

Discussed are college courses taught in the Netherlands that are concerned with the role of science, technology, and scientists in contemporary society, sometimes called STS (Science, Technology, and Society) courses. Topics include STS as a movement and an educational innovation and the agenda for STS courses. (JMK)

The difficulties of undertaking education development in higher education are explored, using the Educational Objectives in Applied Science project, conducted with the Scottish Universities of Strathclyde and Heriot-Watt to illustrate the problems. This project sought to replan engineering courses within an established system. (JMD)